December 11, 2009
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Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman
A husband and wife who recently lost their baby adopt a 9-year-old girl who is not nearly as innocent as she claims to be.
DVD Release Date: October 27, 2009
Stats: 24,276 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (24,276)
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December 1, 2009Esther: I like it when it's just the two of us. You don't know how long I've waited for a daddy just like you.
John Coleman: Mommy too, right?
Esther: I don't think Mommy likes me very much.
While watching this film, I couldn't help but exclaim out loud, "I want this 9-yea...( read more) -
November 8, 2009A cool movie about an evil little girl. I liked it more than The Omen. Reminiscent of "The Good Son", eh??? The burning treehouse scene is a new classic! The frozen pond scene works well too. The girl's secrets are a shocker. Quite well done and well acted too.
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November 3, 2009Orphan is a strange movie. It is riddled with bad kid horror cliches, true, but it takes just as many audacious chances and they almost always work out. The gallery of absurd events that unfold could have turned the movie into a campy howler, but the acting is strong enough to an...( read more)
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January 2, 2010A good movie about an evil little girl. Quite well done and well acted too.
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January 2, 2010What a brilliant movie,very creepy but I loved it. Kept me interested the whole way through.
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January 2, 2010I thought I might sort of enjoy it, but it was just like a very average horror movie.
The little girl who was the adopted orphan acted pretty well, but she was annoying at times. The acting of the other characters was OK.
This horror film was predictable for the most part a...( read more) -
January 2, 2010wow!this horror definitely makes sense.I liked very much...I thought she was possessed or something like this,but I've never thought it could be a physical disease...
Critic Reviews
August 7, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
July 24, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Although reasonably, cheesily suspenseful, the movie takes a long time to get going. Its tagline, 'There's something wrong with Esther,' turns out to be a masterpiece of understatement. full review
July 24, 2009
Pete Hammond, Boxoffice Magazine
Has enough kinky Grand Guignol moments and scenes of sheer terror to make a quick killing at the box office--even though it borrows from just about every other Bad Seed flick Hollywood has ever unleas... full review
July 24, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today
It's a cut above most spooky-kid movies, with a twist that sets it apart. full review
July 24, 2009
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
So sloppy, so lowdown, so shameless and so entertaining, Orphan provides everything you might expect in a psycho-child thriller, but with such excess and exuberance that it still has the power to surp... full review
July 23, 2009
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Overlong and overwrought, Orphan stays faithful to every cliché of the genre. full review
July 23, 2009
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Director Jaume Collet-Serra moves Orphan along efficiently, doling out a 'boo!' shot every few minutes with mechanical professionalism. full review
July 23, 2009
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
Despite director Jaume Collet-Serra's apt use of running children's laughter for jolt scares, the suspense generated from Esther's early lunatic behavior is of a mild, amusing variety. full review
July 23, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Here is a shamelessly effective horror film based on the most diabolical of movie malefactors, a child. full review
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November 3, 2009Yeah it was pretty good.
Some of the thrilling bits got me annoyed.
Typical plot, although twists make it a little more unique.
A few bad acting moments apart from that an alright movie.
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July 25, 2009
I'll give it 3 stars up. Reason: I saw the movie at the local AMC 8, either there was not much editing in the movie or the theatre received an unedited version. Reminded me of several of the Euro "B" horror films that are in my collection. In the beginning of the movie the frames bounced around and throughout the movie you could see the overhead microphones; found that to be a bit distracting. Were it not for the background music, I don't think I would have enjoyed it as much. Kept me on the edge of my seat though, I was constantly waiting from something to happen whenever someone would open the refrigerator door. Or whenever Kate was popping a pill in front of the medicine cabinet. The music assisted with the suspense. Storyline was great. Gotta love Ester!!! Love horror movies and I will be adding this one to my collection.
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